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-	url = git://nbd.name/packages_12.09.git
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-	url = git://github.com/freifunk-gluon/packages.git
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-	path = packages/routing
-	url = https://github.com/openwrt-routing/packages.git
-[submodule "packages/luci"]
-	path = packages/luci
-	url = https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/luci.git
-	branch = luci-0.11
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